Not strictly a conservation easement decision, this opinion is worth reading as a cautionary soap opera tale of the attempted flouting of an intestate decedent’s evident wish to preserve family lands. While the decision upholds a trial court’s ruling that prevented one course of development of the [...]

Amending Massachusetts Restrictions

Amending Massachusetts Conservation and Preservation Restrictions 2017 is a detailed analysis, updated and revised for 2017, of the law one should be aware of when considering an amendment to an existing conservation restriction or historic preservation restriction in Massachusetts and when drafting the amendments provisions of a new restriction. Among the 2017 changes is an entirely revised section about the federal income tax deduction for a qualified conservation contribution, including recent developments.

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